Wehner Homestead 2019 Kidding Thread

[MiniSilkys]

She might have quads herself this year. I have gotten 2 sets of twins from my goats this year. 3 does, 1 buck. Anna had twins at 1 am this morning and she was no where big enough for 2.

 

[Wehner Homestead]

I haven’t posted an update on the babies since 3/22. At that time, Sweetheart weighed 4.4# and Flower weighed 3.3#. This morning they weighed 6.1# and 5.0#. I’ve weighed them in between to monitor growth. I’m pleased with their progress.

I also weighed Buck and Gunner. These two are beyond rotten! They weighed 5.9# and 6.1#. They are taking their bottles like champs. I hate to say that they are still in the house. They’ll be moved out tonight. We have to make a pen for them. They need so much more room than the pack n play though. I had them in the barn aisle this morning and they live their freedom when I let them run in the house. They will also have an acting career in our church easter play and had their first practice this past Sunday.

Pics are of the boys. I’ll try to get some more and some of the girls.

Helping with dishes!

Playing in the barn this morning.

 

[MiniSilkys]

He old was Fower when she weighed 3.3?

 

[Hens and Roos]

we had a couple house goats our 1st kidding season, it was funny watching them bounce through the kitchen!

 

[Wehner Homestead]

@MiniSilkys Flower was 6 days old when she weighed 3.3#. She’d have weighed more if Nellie hadn’t gotten sick.

@Hens and Roos we enjoyed the novelty but they needed more space. They got moved out today

 

[Daxigait]

Nellie kidded at about noon today with quads! Talk about surprised! I was asleep after working last night and DH was taking care of sick kids. Nellie delivered them all on her own. They were all clean, almost dry, and up trying to nurse when DH checked her. He woke me to check them all and I dipped navels in iodine.

2B/2D. All are nursing but we are monitoring closely. Wonderful way to start the year for our goats!

L1- buckskin and white buck- 3.0#- “Buck”
L2- solid black- 3.0#- “Sweetheart”
L3- Black with white poll- 2.4#- “Flower”
L4- Black with white and Roan- 3.0#- “Gunner”

Somehow Buck is mine, kids named him when I mentioned buckskin. They wanted to name him Buckskin. I was insisted on at least shortening it to Buck.

Can I also add that of course the buckskin is a buck?! Ugh!

Sweetheart was claimed and named by DD1. Flower was claimed and with some help, named by DD2. (She said Cupcake first and I told her that’s what they named the stray cat that showed up and is now going to give us a litter of kittens.) Gunner was claimed and named by DS.

I wasn’t planning on keeping any of these as it wasn’t a planned breeding. Unfortunately, I’ve been unable to obtain/find any udder pics on the buck’s family. None of his daughter were freshened by the prior breeder before being sold and I was hopeful to see what he did there. I have two daughters that I retained from Caramel who has a much better udder than Nellie. I feel like God has blessed us abundantly with this many babies so I’ll probably retain the two does and see how their udders look when I freshen them. Knight is also polled so there is a chance that both does could be polled. (Not that polled is a deciding factor, just listing facts.) I’ve made the decision to sell Knight. Due to not having background that I want and having to hold him too long to get it, I won’t make use of him. His escutcheon isn’t what I want for dairy goats and he didn’t stamp Caramel’s daughters with good escutcheons. I’m on the list to get a buckling from @Southern by choice and @Goat Whisperer and I want to use that buck heavily for my Nigerian and Mini Lamancha programs. King is also exceeding my expectations and I kept a buck out of Snowflake and an outside buck that I can’t wait to see what he can do (Theo!)

Anyway, I know y’all want pics...

Nellie with L to R: Flower, Gunner, Sweetheart
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The excited K-9 crew. Feeding on my excitement of course!
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Buck
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Buck again
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DH getting Gunner to nurse. Flower and Sweetheart are the blurs in the front.
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Buck is it’s Sweetheart in the background.
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Sweetheart
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I’ll try to get more pics and keep them posted. With quads, I’ll be monitoring weights. If need be, we will pull two of the bigger kids for a few hours at a time to give the smaller one a chance.

Nellie will be fed well and we will supplement if we think it’s necessary. We will wean the two bucklings at eight weeks and start pulling the girls at night then to milk Nellie and let her continue to raise the girls. I will only milk Nellie before then if she seems over full. I may try to get a bit of colostrum to freeze though.

what a surprise blessing. Maybe the Lord has a plan for those two dose they might be a surprise and be good. If not in a year they'll pay for themselves selling themselves and their babies.

 

[Daxigait]

These babies are good medicine for my soul! I’m currently just sitting in the pen. Nellie is chewing her cud. Babies are in heater barrel. DH is nearby working on a pen for a pig. Human kids are in the house acting goofy after cough meds.

Jewel wants to be near Mom!
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Gunner
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Sweetheart
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Flower
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Nellie and her does from this set. Flower-L, Sweetheart-R
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Flower
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Sweetheart
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Gunner in the heating barrel
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The other three laying in the back
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Goat kids are good therapy soothing to the soul. Except for when you have to discipline them for jumping on you or trying to eat your hair.